| Ms | Simone | Chapman | University of New Hampshire | United States | Social Sciences | Environmental Policy & Planning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ahmed | Azzam | Theodor Bilharz Research Institute | Egypt | Environmental Science | Environmental Nanotechnology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ahmed | Azzam | Theodor Bilharz Research Institute | Egypt | Environmental Science | Environmental Nanotechnology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Luhua | Jiang | Central South University | China | Environmental Science | Environmental microbes; Heavy metal remediation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Loshini | Pillay | Infinity Enviro-Solutions | South Africa | Environmental Science | Environmental Management | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Kingsley | Appiah | Kumasi Technical University | Ghana | Environmental Science | Environmental Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Irene | Vélez-Torres | Universidad del Valle | Colombia | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Environmental justice | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | LinYing | Cao | Hunan Agricultural University | China | Environmental Science | Environmental Health and Toxicology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Banki | Thomas Chunwate | University of York UK/Nasarawa State University, Keffi. Nigeria | United Kingdom | Environmental Science | Environmental Geography, Protected area Forest, Ecosystems and Biodiversity conservation, Socio-ecological system: Human interaction with physical Environment | Research Excellence Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Diego | Barcellos | Federal University of São Paulo | Brazil | Environmental Science | Environmental Geochemistry | Best Paper Award | |
| Prof Dr | Azmi | Aris | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | Malaysia | Engineering | Environmental Engineering/Wastewater treatment | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Remya | Neelancherry | Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar | India | Environmental Science | Environmental Engineering, Biofuel production through Microwave co-pyrolsis, Agricultural and Industrial wastewater treatment | Best Paper Award | |
| Ms | Ghazala Akber | Jamali | Mehran university of engineering and technology Jamshoro | Pakistan | Other | Environmental engineering and Management | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Raouf | hassan | Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University | Saudi Arabia | Engineering | environmental engineering | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Saurabh | Kumar | IIMT University Meerut Uttar, Pradesh, India | India | Engineering | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof | Hyoung-il | Kim | Yonsei University | South Korea | Engineering | Environmental engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Aravind | Kumar | Saveetha School of engineering | India | Chemical Engineering | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Shuai | Chen | Shanghai Polytechnic University | China | Engineering | Environmental Engineering | Best Paper Award | |
| Mr | Aaron | Werikhe | National Planning Authority | Uganda | Environmental Science | Environmental Economics/Sustainable Development | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Milan | Ščasný | Charles University | Czech Republic | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Environmental economics; Energy economics | Best Researcher Award | |